Pole-splicing device.



No. 841,489. PATENTED JANQ15, 1907. F.N.DRANE.

POLE SPLIGING DEVICE.

APPLIGATION FILED MAY 26. 1906.

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FRANK NEAL DRANE, OF OORSIOANA, TEXAS.

POLE-SPLICING DEVICE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Jan. 15, 1907.

Application filed May 26, 1906. $e1ialNo. 318.837.

To a, whmw it may concern:

Be it known that I, FRANK NEAL DRANE, a citizen of the United States,and a resident of Corsicana, in the county of Navarro and State ofTexas, have invented a new and Improved Pole-Splioing Device, of whichthe following is a full, clear, and exact description.

This invention relates to improvements in devices for splicing telegraphor other poles to timbers, concrete, or the like, an object being toprovide a simple clamping means by which the main pole may be firmlysecured to a new butt, replacing the original butt that may have becomerotted in the ground, thus obviating the expense of a new complete pole;also, to provide a means bywhich new poles too short but otherwise goodmay be spliced to useful lengths.

Further, with my device a new wooden pole of cheap timber, such as pine,may be secured firmly to a butt of more durable wood, concrete, or thelike.

I will describe a pole-splicing device embodying my invention and thenpoint out the novel features in the appended claims.

Reference is to be had to the accompanying drawings,forming a part ofthis specification, in which similar characters of reference indicatecorresponding parts in all the figures.

Figure 1 is a longitudinal section of a portion of a pole and butt,showing a splicing device embodying my invention. Fig. 2 is an outerface view of one of the clampingblocks employed, and Fig. 3 is a sectionon the line 3 3 of Fig. 2.

Referring to thedrawings, 5 indicates a portion of the main pole and 6 aportion of a butt, these parts being intended to engage one upon theother, as clearly indicated in Fig. 1, and to prevent possible-lateralmove ment the parts are to be connected by a dowel 7.

The splicing means comprise-a plurality of clamping devices consistingof blocks conmeeting with the pole and with the butt, the upper andlower blocks of a set being clamped by a bolt. Therefore a descriptionof one clamping device will answer for all.

The clamping-block consists of a bracketlike member 8, having an opening9, through which the bolt 10 passes, and on the bracket member is a lug11 for engaging in a hole 12 formed in the butt and also in the mainpole. Extended from the bracket is a plate 13, designed to engage in arecess 14 formed in the butt and pole and extending at an outwardincline from the pole 12.

By seating the extension or plate 13 in the recess lateral movement ofthe bracket will be prevented, and as a further means for securing thebracket in place I provide it with a perforation 15, through which abolt or screw may pass into the wood or other material. The bracket alsohas an extension 16, which rests upon the surface of the butt or pole.

The clamping-blocks will preferably be made of malleable iron, but theymay be of cast-iron or any other metal without de parting from thespirit of my invention.

The drawings clearly illustrate the operation of the splicing devicethatis, the clamping-blocks are inserted in the holes of the main pole andalso inserted in the holes of the butt, and the clamping rods or bolts10 are passed through the same and tightened by the nuts thereon.

The plate 13 is made wedge shape to reduce the amount of metal andconsequent cost, but giving sufficient strength at the base, where thegreatest strain takes place, and by making the part 11 tubular andbeveled at the end the weight is reduced where it is not needed, thusreducing the cost of manufacture.

Having thus described my invention, I claim as new and desire to secureby Letters Patent 1. A pole splicing device comprising clamping-blockshaving bracket members provided with openings to receive bolts, lugs onsaid clamping-blocks for engaging in holes provided in the parts to bespliced, a bolt for passing through the upper and lower clamping-blocks,and plate-like extensions on the clampingblocks for engaging with themembers to be spliced.

2. A pole-splicing device comprising clamping blocks having bracketmembers provided with openings, bolts for engaging in said openings;lugs on said blocks for engaging in holes formed in the members to bespliced, one of said members having a perforation through which afastening-bolt or the like may pass.

3. The combination with a pole and butt, each having a hole formed init, and a recess formed at an incline from the hole, of clamping-blockshaving bracket members provided with openings, lugs for engaging in theholes in the parts to be spliced, the said lugs at the ends beingInclined, plates extended from name to this specification in thepresence of one six-1e of fnhedbraoket portionls, anill inchiled twosubscribing Witnesses. at the inner si e to corresponc to t e inc ine ofthe recesses, plates extended from the FRANK NEAL D RAN j 5 oppositesides of the brackets, and bolts for WVitnesses:

passing through the openings in the brackets. W. J. CHENEY, In testimonywhereof I have signed my R. 'N. ELLIOTT.

